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Jul 12, 1985 · Three boys build a spaceship and travel to another galaxy in this film directed by Joe Dante. Starring Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix and Bobby Fite, it features aliens, monsters, music and humor.
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- Adventure, Comedy, Family
- Joe Dante
- 1985-07-12
Explorers is a 1985 American science fantasy film written by Eric Luke and directed by Joe Dante. The film stars Ethan Hawke and River Phoenix, both in their film debuts, and Jason Presson as young teenage boys who build a spacecraft to explore outer space.
Aug 10, 2023 · Celebrated and controversial explorers like Christopher Columbus, Marco Polo, and Ferdinand Magellan made groundbreaking journeys across the globe.
- Marco Polo (1254-1324) A Venetian merchant and adventurer, Marco Polo travelled along the Silk Road from Europe to Asia between 1271 and 1295. Originally invited to the court of Kublai Khan (1215-1294) with his father and uncle, he remained in China for 17 years where the Mongol ruler sent him on fact-finding missions to distant parts of the empire.
- Zheng He (c. 1371-1433) Known as the Three-Jewel Eunuch Admiral, Zheng He was China’s greatest explorer. Commanding the world’s mightiest fleet of 300 ships and as many as 30,000 troops, Admiral Zheng made 7 epic voyages to southeast Asia, south Asia, the Middle East and Africa between 1405 and 1433.
- Henry the Navigator (1394-1460) The Portuguese prince has a legendary status in the early stages of European exploration – despite never having embarked on an exploratory voyage himself.
- Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) Often called the “discoverer” of the New World, Christopher Columbus embarked on 4 voyages across the Atlantic Ocean between 1492 and 1504.
‘The Explorers’ is a Community Development Programme birthed from this new initiative. Our young Explorers are taken on a 2-year journey spanning four Discovery Islands which help them: Discover the world around them. Discover their place in the world. Discover the needs of others. Discover themselves. Uniform.
The following is a list of explorers. Their common names, countries of origin (modern and former), centuries when they were active and main areas of exploration are listed below. Marco Polo (1254–1324) was an Italian explorer who traveled to the Far East and back to his hometown Venice in the matter of 24 years.
Dec 6, 2023 · These are the forty famous explorers from the past and present, with their first journeys: 1. Ferdinand Magellan. The Mariner’s Museum Collection, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. To start us off is the Portuguese Ferdinand Magellan, the man behind the first attempt to circumnavigate the globe successfully.
